Title challenge still on track – Alonso 11 April, 2013 Fernando Alonso retired early in Malaysia Fernando Alonso is adamant that his 2013 Formula 1 title challenge is still on track, despite a difficult start to the new season. After a podium in Australia, the Spaniard's campaign hit the gravel in Malaysia recently when he made contact with eventual winner Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull on the first lap. Instead of pitting, Alonso gambled on staying out but retired when the damaged wing broke underneath his car. 'In any case, the race simulations state that if I would have stopped to change the nose, I would have finished ninth or tenth, so we didn't lose anything,' he said during a...
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